While a teen in the Bronx, Juliet reads a feminist book that changes her life and begins corresponding with its author. To her surprise and delight, she scores a summer internship in Portland, OR with writer Harlowe Brisbane.
On the night before she's scheduled to fly to the West Coast, she comes out to her beloved black and Puerto Rican family members. As she feared, this news is received mostly with shock and launches Juliet on a journey of analyzing her relationship with her mother and other female relatives.
In the next several weeks, Juliet has many first-time experiences that significantly expand her world and her sense of self ... most positive, all educational. The title is a clever play on Juliet's medical condition and her growing self-awareness.
This novel is unlike anything I've read as a white 50-something Midwestern woman, and I loved it! If you know young people who are questioning their sexual identity and/or preferences, put this in their hands. Note: This novel was first published in January 2016.
On the night before she's scheduled to fly to the West Coast, she comes out to her beloved black and Puerto Rican family members. As she feared, this news is received mostly with shock and launches Juliet on a journey of analyzing her relationship with her mother and other female relatives.
In the next several weeks, Juliet has many first-time experiences that significantly expand her world and her sense of self ... most positive, all educational. The title is a clever play on Juliet's medical condition and her growing self-awareness.
This novel is unlike anything I've read as a white 50-something Midwestern woman, and I loved it! If you know young people who are questioning their sexual identity and/or preferences, put this in their hands. Note: This novel was first published in January 2016.
